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(Reuters) - Assailants loyal to Islamic State forced an elderly priest to his knees before slitting his throat and took several worshippers hostage in a French church on Tuesday before police shot the attackers dead.
It was the latest in a wave of attacks in Europe inspired by the Islamist militant group based in Iraq and Syria that is on the defensive against a U.S.-led military coalition in which France is a major partner.
The knifemen entered the church during morning mass near the northern city of Rouen, northwest of Paris, killing Father Jacques Hamel, an 85-year-old parish priest, and taking four other people hostage, one of whom was seriously wounded.
"They forced him to his knees and he tried to defend himself and that's when the drama began," Sister Danielle, who escaped as the attackers slayed the priest, told RMC radio.
"They filmed themselves. It was like a sermon in Arabic around the altar," the nun added.
Police shot the attackers dead as they emerged from the church in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray.
Speaking at the scene of the attack, President Francois Hollande said Islamic State had declared war on France, which should "use all its means" within the law to fight the group.
The president called it a "dreadful terrorist attack" and told reporters the attackers had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, against which France has launched air strikes in Syria and Iraq. News agency Amaq, which is affiliated with Islamic State, said two of its "soldiers" were involved.
"The threat remains very high," Hollande said.
The White House condemned the attack and commended the French police for their "quick and decisive response."
The attack was the latest in a string of deadly assaults including the mass killing in Nice, southern France, on Bastille Day 12 days ago and four incidents in Germany, most recently a suicide bombing at a concert in Ansbach on Sunday.
Islamic State has called on its supporters to take action with any available weapons targeting countries it has been fighting.
The anti-terrorist unit of the Paris prosecutor's office is investigating the attack. Police said one person had been arrested.
Several French media reported that one of the knifemen was a local man who had spent a year in jail on his return from Turkey after being intercepted trying to travel to Syria, but had been freed on bail with an electronic tag pending trial for alleged terrorism offences.
The prosecutor's office said the identification of the two suspects was still underway and it was too early to jump to conclusions about a possible link.
SLAIN PRIEST
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who is expected to enter a conservative primary soon for next year's presidential election, jumped on the latest incident to accuse the Socialist government of being soft on terrorism.
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A policeman secures a position in front of the city hall after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Etienne-du -Rouv...
REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL+
Police and rescue workers stand at the scene after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Etienne-du -Rouvray near Roue...
REUTERS/STEVE BONET+
An undated photo shows French priest, Father Jacques Hamel of the parish of Saint-Etienne. Hamel was killed, and another person was seriously wounde...
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French judicial inverstigating police apprehends a man during a raid after a hostage-taking in the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in N...
REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL+
French CRS police secure a street near the church after a hostage-taking in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy, France, July 26, 2016. ...
REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL+
French President Francois Hollande (C), followed by French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (L), listens to French fireman officer as he arrives a...
REUTERS/BORIS MASLARD/POOL+
French President Francois Hollande (L) speaks with Mayor Hubert Wulfranc as he arrives as he arrives after a hostage-taking at a church in Saint-Etie...
REUTERS/BORIS MASLARD/POOL+
Members of French special police forces of Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) are seen during a raid after a hostage-taking in the church in Sa...
REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL+
Members of French special police forces of Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) are seen during a raid after a hostage-taking in the church in Sa...
REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL+
A policeman reacts as he secures a position in front of the city hall after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Eti...
REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL+
A policeman secures a position in front of the city hall after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Etienne-du -Rouv...
REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL+
Police and rescue workers stand at the scene after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Etienne-du -Rouvray near Roue...
REUTERS/STEVE BONET+
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"We must be merciless," Sarkozy said in a statement to reporters. "The legal quibbling, precautions and pretexts for insufficient action are not acceptable. I demand that the government implement without delay the proposals we presented months ago. There is no more time to be wasted."
The center-right opposition wants the government to put all Islamist suspects subject to a confidential security notice under administrative detention to avert potential attacks.
Far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen, who is also expected to run for the presidency, said both major parties had failed on security. "All those who have governed us for 30 years bear an immense responsibility. It's revolting to watch them bickering!" she said on Twitter.
Hollande insisted that the government must stick to the rule of law, which he said was the hallmark of a democracy.
Pope Francis condemned what he called a "barbarous killing".
It was the latest in a wave of attacks in Europe inspired by the Islamist militant group based in Iraq and Syria that is on the defensive against a U.S.-led military coalition in which France is a major partner.
The knifemen entered the church during morning mass near the northern city of Rouen, northwest of Paris, killing Father Jacques Hamel, an 85-year-old parish priest, and taking four other people hostage, one of whom was seriously wounded.
"They forced him to his knees and he tried to defend himself and that's when the drama began," Sister Danielle, who escaped as the attackers slayed the priest, told RMC radio.
"They filmed themselves. It was like a sermon in Arabic around the altar," the nun added.
Police shot the attackers dead as they emerged from the church in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray.
Speaking at the scene of the attack, President Francois Hollande said Islamic State had declared war on France, which should "use all its means" within the law to fight the group.
The president called it a "dreadful terrorist attack" and told reporters the attackers had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, against which France has launched air strikes in Syria and Iraq. News agency Amaq, which is affiliated with Islamic State, said two of its "soldiers" were involved.
"The threat remains very high," Hollande said.
The White House condemned the attack and commended the French police for their "quick and decisive response."
The attack was the latest in a string of deadly assaults including the mass killing in Nice, southern France, on Bastille Day 12 days ago and four incidents in Germany, most recently a suicide bombing at a concert in Ansbach on Sunday.
Islamic State has called on its supporters to take action with any available weapons targeting countries it has been fighting.
The anti-terrorist unit of the Paris prosecutor's office is investigating the attack. Police said one person had been arrested.
Several French media reported that one of the knifemen was a local man who had spent a year in jail on his return from Turkey after being intercepted trying to travel to Syria, but had been freed on bail with an electronic tag pending trial for alleged terrorism offences.
The prosecutor's office said the identification of the two suspects was still underway and it was too early to jump to conclusions about a possible link.
SLAIN PRIEST
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who is expected to enter a conservative primary soon for next year's presidential election, jumped on the latest incident to accuse the Socialist government of being soft on terrorism.
‹
A policeman secures a position in front of the city hall after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Etienne-du -Rouv...
REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL+
Police and rescue workers stand at the scene after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Etienne-du -Rouvray near Roue...
REUTERS/STEVE BONET+
An undated photo shows French priest, Father Jacques Hamel of the parish of Saint-Etienne. Hamel was killed, and another person was seriously wounde...
+
French judicial inverstigating police apprehends a man during a raid after a hostage-taking in the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in N...
REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL+
French CRS police secure a street near the church after a hostage-taking in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy, France, July 26, 2016. ...
REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL+
French President Francois Hollande (C), followed by French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (L), listens to French fireman officer as he arrives a...
REUTERS/BORIS MASLARD/POOL+
French President Francois Hollande (L) speaks with Mayor Hubert Wulfranc as he arrives as he arrives after a hostage-taking at a church in Saint-Etie...
REUTERS/BORIS MASLARD/POOL+
Members of French special police forces of Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) are seen during a raid after a hostage-taking in the church in Sa...
REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL+
Members of French special police forces of Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) are seen during a raid after a hostage-taking in the church in Sa...
REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL+
A policeman reacts as he secures a position in front of the city hall after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Eti...
REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL+
A policeman secures a position in front of the city hall after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Etienne-du -Rouv...
REUTERS/PASCAL ROSSIGNOL+
Police and rescue workers stand at the scene after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Etienne-du -Rouvray near Roue...
REUTERS/STEVE BONET+
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"We must be merciless," Sarkozy said in a statement to reporters. "The legal quibbling, precautions and pretexts for insufficient action are not acceptable. I demand that the government implement without delay the proposals we presented months ago. There is no more time to be wasted."
The center-right opposition wants the government to put all Islamist suspects subject to a confidential security notice under administrative detention to avert potential attacks.
Far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen, who is also expected to run for the presidency, said both major parties had failed on security. "All those who have governed us for 30 years bear an immense responsibility. It's revolting to watch them bickering!" she said on Twitter.
Hollande insisted that the government must stick to the rule of law, which he said was the hallmark of a democracy.
Pope Francis condemned what he called a "barbarous killing".
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Listening to FOXNews, the French President states that this crosses the line now...
But exactly what is going to be done to eliminate the threat?
But exactly what is going to be done to eliminate the threat?
But it was not crossing the line when at the Bataclan....
"Some of the torture inflicted by the Islamist murderers included gouging out eyes, castrating men and stuffing their testicle in their mouths, stabbing women in their genitals, raping them, and ripping their eyes out. The murderers also filmed their actions to use as ISIS (Daesh) propaganda."
French Government Hid Evidence Of Gruesome Torture During Bataclan Massacre (http://www.dailywire.com/news/7505/french-government-hid-evidence-gruesome-torture-hank-berrien)
French Government Hid Evidence Of Gruesome Torture During Bataclan Massacre (http://www.dailywire.com/news/7505/french-government-hid-evidence-gruesome-torture-hank-berrien)
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When is BHO going to get on CNN and blame American gun owners?
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...and the killings in Charlie Hebdo, the almost 200 in Paris and the street slaughter of almost a hundred more a couple of weeks syne DIDN'T cross the line?
WTF?
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The French are stocking up in guns and ammo:
The French Are Stocking Up on Guns and Preparing for Civil War (http://www.dcclothesline.com/2016/07/20/the-french-are-stocking-up-on-guns-and-preparing-for-civil-war/)
The French Are Stocking Up on Guns and Preparing for Civil War (http://www.dcclothesline.com/2016/07/20/the-french-are-stocking-up-on-guns-and-preparing-for-civil-war/)
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Yet another Attack, and Obummer will probably blame the guns, AGAIN! Wasn't even a gun, twas A knife! The big question, What is France going to do now? Deport all the muzzies? round them up and ship them back to where ever they come from? How bout the rest of Europe? Lessons learned and yet no reasonable response other then to blame the few and call it something else instead of what it really is!
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I had to laff the other day when I read that France is about to deploy 15,000 firearms-toting members of the Gendarmerie Nationale. The ENTIRE yUK has just 1500 equivalent police officers, spread throughout the entire British Isles.
That's REALLY going to work, eh?
tac
That's REALLY going to work, eh?
tac
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Me, I'd like to be able to carry here in yUK. I used to, but I was also wearing some clothes that made me a target.
tac
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Nothing like 1950's era open bolt 9mm Berettas to make your police force feel confident
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I believe but don't worship but I carry everywhere no matter what.
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Can you imagine the outrage if Americans went into a Mosque and killed an Imam? There would be riots worldwide. Heck, it would likely bring about World War III. Why then, does the Western world continue to accept these incidents? When will we call a spade a spade and do something about this evil?
Carry always. Carry everywhere. The life you save just might be your own.
Carry always. Carry everywhere. The life you save just might be your own.
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True. I think they bulldoze all properties of the relatives of said scumbags also.
I'll bet dingus is related to a whole buncha people.
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